Senior Tax Accountant – Temporary (6 Months) North Ryde | Hybrid Working Competitive Daily Rate | Immediate Start Parental Leave Cover

Hays is partnering with a large, complex organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Tax Accountant for an immediate-start temporary ongoing role to cover for parental leave. This role sits within a well-established Tax function supporting multiple entities across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

Reporting into the Head of Tax, you will play a critical role in delivering tax compliance, tax accounting, and advisory support, while contributing to tax projects, process improvements, and governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Preparation of monthly tax effect accounting and tax reporting for selected entities
- Coordination of Australian consolidated income tax returns, including specific tax areas such as transfer pricing
- Liaison with external advisers and auditors on compliance and reporting matters
- Proactive management of tax payments, including PAYG and withholding tax
- Preparation and/or review of FBT returns (AU/NZ)
- Preparation and/or review of monthly GST returns (AU/NZ)
- Analysis of tax impacts arising from acquisitions, including follow-up tax lodgements




- Act as main tax system user/administrator for platforms such as OneSource, Microsoft Forms (FBT), ATO Online for Business, and IRD portals
- Support tax-related projects and ad-hoc requirements as they arise
- Assisting with development and implementation of tax policies, procedures, and systems

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- 8+ years' corporate tax experience within an in-house tax team or corporate accounting environment
- CPA or CA qualification
- Strong technical knowledge across Income Tax, Transfer Pricing, GST, FBT, Payroll Tax, and Tax Effect Accounting
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems
- Exposure to tax software such as OneSource and CCH Integrator (highly regarded)
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines independently

What’s on Offer

- Highly competitive daily rate
- Hybrid working from North Ryde
- Immediate start
- Temporary ongoing role with genuine potential for permanency
- Exposure to a large, complex, well-structured Tax workplace

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📌 Senior Tax Accountant (City of Ryde)
🏢 Rashi Joshi
📍 City of Ryde